National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group - February 2014 to December 2015

The Government has committed to developing a new National Diabetes Strategy to prioritise the national response to diabetes and identify appropriate approaches to addressing the impact of diabetes in the community.

Page last updated: 13 November 2015

The National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group was a time-limited group established in 2014 to provide advice on all aspects of the Australian National Diabetes Strategy development process. The Advisory Group provided its advice to the Government on the development of the Strategy in August 2015.

Membership of the National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group

The National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group, co-chaired by the Hon. Judi Moylan and Professor Paul Zimmet AO, possessed a wide range of experience and expertise in diabetes-related health care, research and population health, as well as links with key stakeholders.

Terms of Reference

The Advisory Group was assisted by experts in the field and together they developed two key documents which informed the development of Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016-2020:

A Strategic Framework for Action: Consultation Paper for the development of the Australian National Diabetes Strategy—released for online, public consultation from 15 April–31 May 2015. Key stakeholders were notified and all Australians were encouraged to provide their thoughts and ideas on a range of key goals and areas for national action on diabetes, as identified by the National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group.

A Strategic Framework for Action: Advice to Government on the development of the Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016-2020—prepared by the National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group at the request of the Australian Government and presented to the Commonwealth Minister for Health in August 2015.